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From: jansweij@swivax.UUCP (Wouter Jansweijer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: HELP: HardDisk fails to boot
Message-ID: <882@swisun.swivax.UUCP>
Date: 8 Feb 89 14:47:42 GMT
Reply-To: jansweij@swivax.UUCP ()
Organization: SWI, UvA, Amsterdam
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Help!,

My Apple HD-20 will no longer boot.
It doesn't even appear on the desktop!
(not even when I boot my Mac from a floppy, in that case it ask whether it
should initialize the HD)
This occurred after a power failure, just when the system was writing the disk.
I guess that the boot-blocks are damaged.
Apple's Disk-first-aid sees the device, but says "sorry, can't help"
Apple HD-Install program has the options "verify disk" which scans
all the sectors/tracks.
It reads them all --takes a few minutes-- and finds it correct.
The other option with HD-Install is "update", which also apologies for
not being able to help.
     (of the other two options I used "stop",
     but I am reluctant to use "initialize")

My last resource has been my Apple dealer and
the *official* Apple Netherlands importer.
Both failed to help.

What can be done?
I guess there are some utilities that scan the HardDisk and can
retract information (or even repair the boot-sector).
-- 
Wouter Jansweijer	Phone: (31)-20-525.2152 (.... 525.2073)
EMAIL:	jansweij@swivax.UUCP  {seismo,decvax,philabs}!mcvax!swivax!jansweij
SNAIL:	Department of Social Science Informatics, University of Amsterdam,
	Herengracht 196, NL-1016 BS Amsterdam, The Netherlands.